Prestigio MultiPhone 8500 DUO: Another Windows based phone in the market

Though its below Android and iOS on the basis of popularity, Windows has proved that it can also be a tough competitor in the smartphone market. Day by day its becoming popular and the news of Cortana is definitely a strategic as well as a decisive move by Microsoft against other operating systems out there. What we are mostly pleased with is its UI, which is very beautiful. Initially launched by Nokia, some companies like HTC, Samsung, Micromax, etc. have also taken the initiative to feature phones based on Windows platform. We have yet another company kown as ‘Prestigio’ that has already unveiled its own version of Windows phone named, ‘MultiPhone 8500 DUO’. It has a pretty impressive design and looks good enough for a smartphone. Let’s study its specifications:-

OS: Windows 8.1

RAM: 1 GB

Internal memory: 4 GB

Memory support: upto 32 GB via MicroSD card

Dual SIM card support

Processor: Quad Core, 1.2 GHz Cortex A7 CPU

Adreno 305 GPU

Chipset: Snapdragon 400

Camera: Primary 8MP, Secondary 2 MP

5” IPS LCD Capacitive TouchScreen

Weight: 143g

Screen size: 720 x 1280 pixels

1080p video recording

Priced at $290, it is expected to be lauched soon in July, 2014. With so many features it seems like a bang for buck smartphone within a budget of 20,000 INR.

Amlan a.k.a 'Hackassin' is an avid tech and gaming enthusiast who is a content writer at Tech Legends. You would often find him hooked to his PC playing RPG games mostly. Apart from that, currently he is working in Accenture and likes to watch snakes in his dreams.